St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-10

I'M Wheeling, w. Va, nearly 5000 mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Union Veterans Legion, Sons of Veterans
and regimental organizations had parade.
1t was headed by carriages containing Gov
ernor Beaver, Governor Foraker, Governor
Wilson, Hon. John A. Bingham, exGov-
ernor Pierrepont, ex-President Hayes, Gen
eral P. F. Kelly, Congressman Gotf and
other distinguished visitors. Pittsburg sent
! LOO soldiers who formed the first division.
At the Register office was displayed banner
fourteen by twenty feet with President
Cleveland's picture and the words: GOD
| bless our President, Commander-in-Chief OF
the Army and Navy of the United States"
When the Pittsburg G. A. R. posts
reached this, they at first refused to proceed,
but soon compromised and marched around
the banner. All the G. A. R. followed their
example, but the Union Veteran Legion
marched under amid hearty cheers. In the
afternoon a meeting in the tent was ad-
dressed by General Hayes, General Wilson,
Governor Foraker and Governor Beaver.
Governor Foraker dwelt on the "Rebel flag
order" At night Governor Wilson, in a
speech at the Mcclure House, objected to the
word "Rebel' and made some political allu-
sions which Foraker answered, and each
made three or four speeches pretty warm at
times. The crowd of 10000 cheered and
hissed, and altogether the scene was never
equaled in Wheeling, if elsewhere.
The Prohibition State Convention of New
York, at Syracuse, has concluded its labors.
About 1000 delegates were III attendance, of
whom 134 were formerly Democrats, the
rest being ex-Republicans. In the morning
session a short examination was held with
the object of discovering the standing OF
each delegate in his church All were found
to be church members. Ninety-tive were
ministers, and large number of the others
were Sunday school superintendents. Sub
sequently the platform was reported and
adopted. 1t declares against license, and in
favor of woman suffrage, and the extension
of the laws relating to child labor and COM
pulsory education, and asserts that the Dem
ocratic and Republican parties are both con-
trolled by the rum power" A ticket was
nominated, headed by Rev. D. w. c. Hunt
ington, of Allegany, for secretary of state.
In the House of Representatives of
Georgia the Deane bill, contemplating the
sale of the State road, has been defeated. A
resolution was passed, taking away the s., 900
appropriated to the Atlanta University, un-
less that institute shall give the governor sat
isfactory assurance that it will not accept
white pupils. 1t is believed by many that
this resolution will be passed by the Senate,
and that the Glenn bill will not be put on
its passage.
The President has appointed Alexander
McCue, solicitor of the treasury to be fish
commissioner, to succeed the late Professor
Baird; John Bridges, of New York to be
consul at Brockville, Ont, and Henry c.
Borstel of Maine, to be consul at Pernam-
buco
The new dispatch-boat Dolphin is ex-
pected to arrive in Washington early in Sep
tember. She will take a detachment Of
marines from Washington, Annapolis and
Norfolk ID Philadelphia to participate in the
Constitutional Centenary.
Professor Brooks, of the Red House OBJ
servatory at Phelps, n. Y, has announced
the discovery of comet in right ascension
eight hours, thirty-three minutes declna-
ton north twenty-nine degrees. The comet
il NlSlDle " tIlc ldhtu eye. IL ID utSCllDGU dS
"brightish, and having slow motion east
erly.''
The governor of New York, on application
of District Attorney MARITIME. has ordered
an extra general term of the Supreme Court
for the city of New York on September to
insure a prompt hearing in the Sharp case.
Acting Land Commissioner Stockslager has
Yo1-a 20 I,,t1 Of
Lamar's recent order directing the restoration
to settlement and entry of the unimproved
indemnity selections of the California and
Oregon Railroad Company in California.
The road runs from Roseville, near Sacra
mento, to the California and Oregon line,
distance of 296 miles, and the order of resto-
ration ti said, will affect about 75O, 600 acres
The statesmen of Pittsburg have just formed
a national trade district under the auspices of
the Knights of Labor. A meeting of all the
salesmen's assemblies of the various cities of
the country will be held in a short time,
probably in Pittsburg, and an application
will be made to the general executive board |
and Master Workman Powderly for charter. |
The salesmens assemblies in Pttsburg, |
New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, |
Baltimore, Cincinnati and St. Louis, it is
said, will then withdraw from their re-
spective districts and form the national dis
trict under the same laws as govern the
Glass Workers National Association
The creditors of the w. 0. Tylor Paper
Company, of Chicago, have met in New York
and received report from the experts who
were sent to Chicago to examine the COM
pany's books. The committee reported that
the liabilities were about $3.50, 900, the assets
s160, 900, leaving a deficit of about $3.50, 900,
besides which the firm had made bad debts
to $4,000. A majority of the
creditors agreed to accept 224 cents on the
dollar
Captain A. J. Doane of the bark Sarah
has arrived at Woods Holl, Mass, with his
'rew, except one man, who was drowned,
when they were compelled to abandon their
7essel in a violent storm.
Professor H. s. Whitney, of the Excelsior
Academy at Lake Minnetonka, Mimi, was
irowned while trying to save three children
Who were playing on raft which went to
pieces. Two of the children were rescued